アイヌ語樺太方言における名詞複数接尾辞 : ahcinの用法

北海道大学大学院文学研究院北方研究教育センター

北方人文研究

The Sakhalin dialect of Ainu has the plural suffix -ahcin, which is used in nouns and requires study in order to identify its specific meaning. In the Sakhalin dialect, a noun has two plural suffixes such as -ahcin and -utara. However, there is no detailed study regarding their difference. This paper analyzed the use of -ahcin by contrasting it with -utara. As a result of the investigation, it was concluded that -ahcin can be interpreted as an additive plural and -utara represents both additive and associative plurals. Moreover, only -utara is connected to proper nouns, and in that case, it is used in the meaning of associative plural.